The Recital: A Joey Morales (and Orphan X and Tommy Stojack and Candy McClure and Aragón Urrea) Short Story

Written by Gregg Hurwitz

Narrated by Scott Brick

Joey Morales was the last recruit of the government's full black operation, the Orphan Program. Trained to be an assassin until she washed out, she was rescued by Evan Smoak, the former agent known as Orphan X. Now Joey, a world-class hacker, starts training for one of her biggest challenges yet: having a normal life.

Still a teenager, she discovers she loves music as much as hacking, if not more so. But as she carves out a space for herself, the one thing missing is a family to support her endeavors. When a major recital comes up, she asks her rescuer turned adopted uncle, Evan, to recruit his various friends into another operation—attending her performance. And while Evan doesn’t understand why she wants them there, he won’t let her be disappointed—no matter what.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Nov 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781250356970

Gregg Hurwitz

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, and Troubleshooter. He holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Harvard University and a master's degree from Trinity College, Oxford University. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for The Recital

[stephanie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow! What a fantastic book for anybody who’s fans of the orphan series! This made me laugh so many times. Another one hit out of the park!

[Winston Green · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Short, but may be my favorite of the orphan series. Some of the favorite characters in the series make appearances. But this time we see their humanity.

[james · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Showing another side of the characters without exposing them too much
— ( it was also just short enough)